<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
,	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
dungeon	O
crawl	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
X68000	B-Device
;	O
the	O
latter	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
the	O
same	O
region	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Japan-only	O
Famicom	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
II	O
:	O
Yami	O
no	O
Fūin	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Valor	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
both	O
a	O
remake	O
and	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
earliest	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
double	O
jump	O
mechanic	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
visual	O
health	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
computer	O
by	O
Enix	O
,	O
the	O
port	O
featured	O
an	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
ending	O
,	O
featuring	O
cinema	O
screens	O
depicting	O
a	O
battle-torn	O
Clovis	O
and	O
a	O
teary-eyed	O
Celia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
mini-game	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
various	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
compilations	O
including	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Volume	I-Device
2	I-Device
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Virtual	O
Arcade	B-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Hamster	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
emulated	O
version	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
line	O
of	O
digital	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
was	O
a	O
hit	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1985	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
+	O
Video	O
Games	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ease	O
to	O
newcomers	O
and	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
stood	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
